Eric
Kendricks
LB
#43
Eric Kendricks
#43LB
San Francisco 49ers
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 232 lbs · Age : 34
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 138 | 71 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 117 | 79 | 38 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 137 | 87 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 143 | 81 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 107 | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 110 | 70 | 40 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 108 | 63 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 113 | 67 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 109 | 70 | 39 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 92 | 72 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2024 Linebackers
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
128
89th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
21th percentile
Sacks
3.0
54th percentile
Pressures
4
17th percentile
Interceptions
2
95th percentile
Passes defended
3
49th percentile
Yards allowed per target
10.4 yd
5th percentile
Passer rating allowed
101.0
31th percentile
Missed tackle rate
6.1 %
73th percentile
Defensive snaps
920
76th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.2
Games
15
WAR 2024
-0.5
Games played
15
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 2021-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 20220.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.020 per game
- 2024-0.5 WAR · -0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-34 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
73
Established starter
- TCK
- Tackling
- 87
- COV
- Coverage
- 60
- RDF
- Run defense
- 81
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 67
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- EX
- Experience
- 83
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DAL | 15 | -0.5 | 33 | 73 | 128 | 4 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | LAC | 15 | -0.3 | 39 | 70 | 105 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 0.0 | 16 | 69 | 124 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 15 | -0.1 | 53 | 75 | 125 | 7 | 5.0 | 2 |
Eric Kendricks in five questions
What are Eric Kendricks's stats in 2024?
Eric Kendricks has 3 sacks and 3 QB hits in 15 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Eric Kendricks?
Eric Kendricks is 34 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 231 lb (105 kg).
How good is Eric Kendricks?
Eric Kendricks produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024, 108th of 109 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 33 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Eric Kendricks wear, and what team does he play for?
Eric Kendricks plays for San Francisco 49ers in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 43.
What is Eric Kendricks's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at -0.2 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
